<p>Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday just dropped, and it’s a big one, with 107 security flaws fixed across Windows, Office, and other software. A few are marked as critical, but the company says none are being actively exploited at the moment. Even so, some of these issues are serious enough that you’ll want to update quickly.</p>
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<p>Most of the patches, that&#8217;s 67 in total, are for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server operating systems. If you’re still using Windows 7 or 8.1, you haven’t been getting updates for a while, which means those systems are wide open to attacks. The only real way to get protection now is to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2.</p>
<p>Two of this month’s most urgent fixes deal with Windows’ graphics systems. One bug could let someone take over your system just by getting you to visit a malicious website, while another could do the same through a booby-trapped image. Both require no clicks and no interaction, meaning that just loading the page is enough.</p>
<p>Microsoft also patched three dangerous flaws in Hyper-V. One allows code to escape from a virtual machine into the host, another leaks private data, and the third lets a VM pretend to be something it’s not. The Routing and Remote Access Service had a dozen vulnerabilities fixed, split between data leaks and code execution, all considered high risk.</p>
<p>On the server side, a Kerberos bug in Windows Server 2025 has been addressed. While Microsoft rated it as medium risk, under the right conditions, it could give attackers full domain admin access.</p>
<p>Office package wasn’t spared either, with 18 vulnerabilities fixed, most of which were pretty serious. Four are especially dangerous because they can be triggered just by previewing a file, and two of those affect Word.</p>
<p>Even the Edge browser got some attention, with an August 7th update bringing in fresh security fixes from the Chromium project.</p>